PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 42mAlabama Senator Katie Britt, who's husband played by the Crimson Tide, when she realizes that the Iowa HAWKeyes, were having their game attended by Jack Smith and she's with "Dummy" in the next seat. 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 5hElect a Republican- drink the kool aid. It will leave you writhing in the grass. 020
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 6hJust a general thought: Most people think that politics, federal, state and local government doesn't help them Good government keeps mega corporations in check, and off your back. Billionaires didn't become billionaires by working hard. They did it by selling corporations to other corporations, 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Republicans would vote for the Titanic because it "looks nice." They would let Pete Hegseth be the captain, because he "looks the part." Then they would want the life boats, letting all the workers drown. Reality: the water is cold, and help is far away. Don't vote Titanic. Don't vote Republican. 030
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Don't like where things are going in our world? In our country? Easy solution: Don't vote Republican. Anywhere. Don't try to explain, lying, stealing, corruption, assault, murder, lawlessness, lacking a voice, no representation, high prices, low pay, everything "bigger than you." Voting against 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026$40 trillion debt. Is that a Democrat "tax and spend" issue? Or a "war and unpaid bills and tax cut" issue? Is it "Conservative Republican" to run up the credit card and not pay it back? Or a Democrat issue? Is it "Conservative Republican" to be irresponsible? And complain when Democrats are trying 221
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Fetterman is a Democrat. So is RFK, Jr. And Trump, Mikey Johnson, Hegseth, Mullin, Noem, Bessent, Lutnick, Kushner, Paxton, Abbott, Cruz, Ron Johnson, Rick Scott, Darline Graham, and on and on and on - are Republican. Does this LOOK like "both sides?" 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What is objectivity? What is truth? When we understand, that WE, not someone else, understands what WE are seeing, what WE are living, as opposed to what we are told, we are closer to the truth. Objectivity is NOT "both sides" or even. When you catch someone stealing, not ALL people steal. When 100
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Let's assume, for a moment, that everything a Republican administration says - is a lie. That simple perspective, will give us much greater clarity in life. No muss, no fuss, no agonizing confusion, no incoherence, no "why is this happening?" "Why to me?" Just a clear way forward. 030
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It is a system of corruption. Not called "corruption" because a Republican appointed Supreme Court rules "nothing corrupt." But it is a system of"parity" because we keep electing Republicans who believe that preserving corruption - is "Conservative." It's simply corrupt. 063
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Communism, socialism, capitalism or economic concepts. Autocracy and democracy are political concepts. Corruption is a universal concept. They can be mixed and matched. Democracy is harder to corrupt, because more people have to be corrupted, and is more costly to corrupt. 001
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A quick overview of "best places to work" in different states, gives us an idea of where employment is, what kinds, and we already know their politics. It matters for the the state's constituents. Mapped: The Best Employer in Every U.S. State share.google/6J3g7mPvaQKQ...share.googleMapped: The Best Employer in Every U.S. State in 2026Microsoft and Google dominate America’s best employers, but the company that ranks first varies widely from state to state. 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026American ranchers and farmers are spinning at the volatility of Trump policies toward them. They continue to want to back Republicans while knowing that economic volatility is deadly for industries that need long-term stability. My sense: they won't cry if www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...foxnews.comTrump’s beef import scheme wreaks havoc on fed-up red state cattle ranchersDonald Trump's decision to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef has left cattle ranchers frustrated as beef prices drop and market volatility threatens their livelihoods. 230
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Republican and independent voters have been cheated on, lied to and abused for decades - but stayed married to their abusers. In January, they will be laughed at, even by their friends if the continue Senate Republicans vigorously defend Susan Collins amid new scandal share.google/NoAaV2nTqLtr...share.googleRepublicans rally around Susan Collins amid pay-to-play scheme allegations"It's a bunch of BS," Sen. John Cornyn, who has worked alongside Collins for more than two decades, told USA TODAY. 100
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Why is it not surprising that Republican administrators are lying, cheating, assaulting and lying again? Protecting the Sanctity of U.S. Citizenship: A New Visa Restriction Policy for Those Who Engage in or Facilitate Birth Tourism - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China share.google/XyzWrNMx1rAM...share.googleProtecting the Sanctity of U.S. Citizenship: A New Visa Restriction Policy for Those Who Engage in or Facilitate Birth Tourism 000
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I did not work on the first Obama campaign because I feel in love, or "believed." But because I understood the process. People who voted for Trump, like those voting for Obama "believed," like they believe in God. I understand the process. I have been called a "Nazi" because I understand the 121
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A little more than a month to try to stabilize our national and global situation. The world, in all of the issues, can only hope that WE will make responsible decisions by getting rid of Republicans. We don't vote solely for ourselves, and how WE feel, but from the economy to the ecology, not 141
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The first step in persuading people to step away from the Republican Party, is telling people WHY you would NOT vote Republican. Years ago, I said that I cannot allow family members, friends, and co-workers to blatantly lie to me. Why could I vote for Trump, who had lied in private life? Once 120
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There IS accountability to voting for Republicans. And we are all seeing it. Unfortunately, it has been as hard, if not harder on non-Republicans as those who supported the Republican Party. 042
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026While they are creating laws to target immigrants - laws already on the books, yet refusing to write laws Protecting the Sanctity of U.S. Citizenship: A New Visa Restriction Policy for Those Who Engage in or Facilitate Birth Tourism - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China share.google/XyzWrNMx1rAM...share.googleProtecting the Sanctity of U.S. Citizenship: A New Visa Restriction Policy for Those Who Engage in or Facilitate Birth TourismAn official website of the United States government 101
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026People need to be able to earn enough money, not to be bothered by the taxes they pay. Since when, were the taxes levied, were regardless of money earned? If companies "are people," shouldn't they be paying the same taxes as people? Ask SCOTUS. 020
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just a general reminder: What Americans (and the world) see with this Republican Party, has happened before. And this is not a prediction, but a spoiler: it WILL happen again, when Republicans are elected. No choice, just fact. www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...jec.senate.govThe U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic PresidentsThe U.S. economy has performed much better under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents in the modern era. In almost every measure of the U.S. economy including total job growth, unemploymen... 000
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One thing every voter should be aware of, and keep in mind for their lifetime. Political Parties, are not people. They don't "change" as easily and they can't "reform" as easily. What Americans (and the world) are experiencing now, has happened before. AND, will happen again, with Republicans. 042
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I never paid too much attention to statistics. It really wasn't anecdotal evidence, although so of it was there, but just awareness and observation - and ignoring the many voices trying to get in my ear. For policies measured against visible actions, I saw www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...jec.senate.govThe U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic PresidentsThe U.S. economy has performed much better under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents in the modern era. In almost every measure of the U.S. economy including total job growth, unemploymen... 120
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The president said that he knew "a guy who would max it out." It would have hydraulic lifts and new caps. It would bring in "all the babes," at the next autocrat meet up. www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...cbsnews.comIranian president arrives in New York as Trump weighs cutting a deal or driving Iran "into hell"President Trump told the U.N. he's deciding whether to make a deal or drive Iran "into hell." Iran's president is slated to address the world body today, Iranian state media say. 030
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Only a Republican run state could celebrate the arrival of parasites (people who want benefits without paying taxes) to their state. I wouldn't brag about it while Florida insurance Florida Chamber launches Chicago billboards targeting Gov Pritzker | Fox Business share.google/W5ZhPZeafEVg...share.googleFlorida Chamber gives JB Pritzker 'runner-up' for 'Economic Developer of the Year' award on Chicago billboardsFlorida Chamber of Commerce billboards along Chicago's Stevenson Expressway dub Gov. JB Pritzker the runner-up "Florida Economic Developer of the Year." 111
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let's be clear. I am a registered Democrat because primaries are the only true election. With candidates ranging from Zohran Mamdani to John Fetterman, the choice is there. The Republican Party choice is Kash Patel, Stephen Miller, Clarence Thomas, Mike Johnson and Trump. All were APPOINTED, 131
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If a full 25% of American people still believe the words coming out of Trump's mouth, the movement on the markets is some of that 25%. That the markets move at all, based on Trump, is a sign of the susceptibility of the American people. It is also an indication of www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...cbsnews.comIranian president arrives in New York as Trump weighs cutting a deal or driving Iran "into hell"President Trump told the U.N. he's deciding whether to make a deal or drive Iran "into hell." Iran's president is slated to address the world body today, Iranian state media say. 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If any state swings for Democrats, Democrats have an obligation, to address issues. And communicate broadly, WHAT they are doing, HOW they are doing it, WHEN and WHERE. Campaigns are won and lost with time - particularly in a big country and a big state. Constant communication, constant action. 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are people who are one issue voters: just like some people only bet in one table in a casino, or only watch one show: this can be called "focus" or "myopia." This can be focus so intense, that they don't understand HOW they win or lose. You cannot fix a broken car, if you don't know HOW 121
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One thought: There is no change if we don't understand the meaning of "change." In a "domestic dispute," if one side is beating the other - it isn't a "both sides," it's a beating. In a diet, or alcoholism, it isn't maybe I can choose (freely) when to diet or drink. It isn't "both sides." 000
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Republican voters have long, like the lobster in cold water, thought that they were "fine." They have been in the pot, and not at sea, for a century. The water has been rising in Map of Trump Approval Rating in Biggest Farming States as Diesel Costs Soar - Newsweek share.google/nW6akw3Ti5aK...share.googleMap of Trump approval rating in biggest farming states as diesel costs soarAmerican farmers face new economic pressure as diesel prices surge amid the war with Iran. 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Bias confirmation: I've known this for decades, it I never saw it as starkly as this - American government, and American does more poorly under Republicans - uniformly. Republican CEOs and administrations, sacrifice stability and sustainability for short simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._ec...simple.wikipedia.orgU.S. economic performance under Democratic and Republican presidents - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 130
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In March 2020, as information of what we knew and didn't know about COVID was coming out, I told a business meeting that we would stay home and businesses would shut down until the end of the year - if Trump was defeated in November, or for 5 years, if he wasn't. I stand by that assessment now. 020
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When we look at candidates after a primary - what we should look for is whether they are Democrat or Republican. If they are Democrat, they MAY have corporate money behind them If they are Republican, they ALWAYS have corporate money behind them. Since Teddy Roosevelt. 030
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just a thought: In Donald Trump's first term, the economy was OK - two years in. Republicans still supported him 98%. In the last year - the economy took a steep dive with COVID. The Republicans supported him - quietly. 95%. Trump continually lied about COVID, the same as he lies about Iran and 100
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Visual Capitalists uses mapping to show differences between seemingly disparate states What does this map tell me? How real estate costs are impacting variable costs. If fuel and access to food rises, why don't costs Mapped: How Grocery Costs Compare by State in 2026 share.google/GLXt4g6SoGH9...share.googleMapped: How Grocery Costs Compare by State in 2026Grocery costs vary surprisingly little across most U.S. states in 2026, with Alaska and Hawaii standing out as major outliers. 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dismisses claims. But not in court. DeSantis dismisses claims that Alligator Alcatraz violated detention standards - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comDeSantis dismisses claims that Alligator Alcatraz violated detention standardsThe report found that detainees were kept in “small metal enclosures” in a practice that was “highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment.” 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Why do I feel like this Republican administration is scraping already-been-chewed him off the bottom of the desk or off the bottom of their shoes? DOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissals - The Washington Post share.google/PXI9voVTcDNS...share.googleDOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissalsCharges in Virginia against the prominent Trump critics were thrown out last year after a court ruled the U.S. attorney overseeing them had been appointed illegally. 000
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is the core of why I can't trust the Republican Party. Since Teddy Roosevelt, the Republican Party has had a policy of "non-intervention" for businesses and industry, but Cruz and Hawley shut down antitrust exemptions for AI companies - Live Updates - POLITICO www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comCruz and Hawley shut down antitrust exemptions for AI companiesAttorney General Todd Blanche also would not weigh in on whether it should be under consideration. 202
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Challenge: Pick a state, any state, any place in the United States. Pick ANY elected Republican, and find what they've DONE. And look at what they've SAID - both before and afterwards. Does what they say, make sense? Is it true? Voting is difficult, and difficult to understand, if you have 120
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To clarify what is, or is not, political: To make say something, anything to win an election - is political. To DO something, or not, solely, predominantly, for no other purpose to win an election - is political. "Both sides" is the same as "all immigrants" or "all women," or "all Republicans." It 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Decades of Americans voting for Republican representatives and leaders has begun reaching another logical conclusion. A belief that industry and businesses affecting every aspect of life, should not be controlled, has had the intended effect for different industries: www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...cnbc.comPrediction market traders think gas prices will hit new highs for the yearOil prices have marched higher in recent weeks, above $100 per barrel, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated again. 100
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Young Americans should consider that with the war in Iran and Pete Hegseth's hollowing out of the U.S. military, the Republican administration is considering implementing a registration for draft into the military. Republican governance. 010
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A very Conservative friend once told me that in argument, "not accepting a premise" was the key to winning a debate. If we do NOT accept the premise that there are two equal political parties, that they share the same values, and we don't treat them the same - we arrive at a logical conclusion. 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Republican Party has been constructed as a lobbying arm of "business and industry" for decades. In the 1980s, "With Reaganism of the 1980's came the idealistic political stance that government should be run like a business with the President as both CEO and www.onlinemba.com/blog/governm...onlinemba.com3 Reasons the Government Shouldn't Be Run Like a BusinessGovernments must provide for the needs of their citizens, but they do not function well being run as a business. This video explains why. 110
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Art of the Steal. The Art of the Lie. The Art of the Pedophile. The Art of the Law Breaker. The Art of the Corrupt. The Art of the Tax Evasion. The Art of the Lazy. The Art of the Privatization. The Art of the Autocrat. The Art of the Oligarch. The Art of the Republican. 061
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Income inequality in Republican America is becoming Health Inequality as well. It is being joined by Upward Mobility Inequality, Choice Inequality, Education Inequality, States Rights Inequality, Business Inequality and Inequality of Individuals. Welcome to Republican America. 020
PoochPest @poochpest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026People in the news media world want to consider "objectivity" as a standard. But it is "objective" to say that water is wet. It is objective to say that it is hotter today than yesterday. It is not a "both sides" issue. It is not "subjective" to say that Republicans are bad at policy, are inept, 100
Reposted by PoochPestMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly! 1406233235284